Review MODEL CELLAR 1/32 Francesco BARACCA

Another great figure from MODEL CELLAR, sculpted by one of the best Mister Mike GOOD.
Thanks to Steve Kirtles (SKMINIATURES), Thanks also to my Bank manager, my Visa card, my wife and my children that because of my purchases do not go on holiday this summer Item MC32028Sculpted by : Mike GoodBox art by : Maurizio FenucciScale: 1/32 (54mm)resin cast

retail price $22.50 USD If I did my count it was the third figure on this scale (or quite) of this famous As

PEGASO by ... Mike Good

ALLARMI by Nino PIZZICHEMI

SHORT STORY ((or it would not be one of my review) Count Francesco Baracca (9 May 1888 – 19 June 1918) was Italy's top fighter ace of World War I. He was credited with 34 aerial victories. The emblem he wore side by side on his plane of a black horse prancing on its two rear feet inspired Enzo Ferrari to use it on his racing car and later in his automotive companyA great ad to your collection.If you also appreciate WWI kits !
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Where buying ?
Soon from MODEL CELLAR and redlancers
Now seems that Steve Kirtles got one or two !
Highly recommended !

These are a continuation of the busts that were included in the 1/48 scale WWI aircraft kits from DML back in the '90s (Richthofen, Voss, Rickenbacker, and Goerthe) ...all sculpted by Mike. If you have those and you add ours (Lufbery, Voss, Baracca, Luke, von Bulow), it makes a VERY nice 'collection'.

These are a continuation of the busts that were included in the 1/48 scale WWI aircraft kits from DML back in the '90s (Richthofen, Voss, Rickenbacker, and Goerthe) ...all sculpted by Mike. If you have those and you add ours (Lufbery, Voss, Baracca, Luke, von Bulow), it makes a VERY nice 'collection'.

regards,
Paul

Remember this range fondly Paul & good suggestion to continue.
Personally didn't do them justice in the day so may revisit.
Worth thinking about that Aces lineup again.
-Mike

Thank for the review, a very intersting piece of WWI. Only a small contribute about the colors of the uniform. Francesco Baracca was an officier coming from cavalry (from this the badge on the fuselage) an often the officiers uniforms didn't came from army store but from tailors. As far as I know we don't have color photo of Baracca's uniform but based on officier's uniforms survived to the war the color was more close to gray rather than the green of the troop. http://uniformisgaggero.altervista.org/index.php?pagina=1900-1918&numpag=1&subpag=02&numarr=2
Cheers
Francesco